MOBILE, Ala. (NBC 15) — With billions of dollars and decades of potential tolling authority at stake, the Alabama Department of Transportation is refusing to release traffic data collected from newly installed devices along the Interstate 10 Bayway — even as it routinely publishes traffic counts from hundreds of other locations statewide.
ALDOT has denied NBC 15’s request for traffic data collected from devices installed in December 2024 along the Interstate 10 Bayway, even as the agency routinely publishes traffic counts from hundreds of other locations across the state.
The devices, installed as part of ongoing research tied to the proposed Mobile River Bridge and Bayway project, are gathering detailed traffic information–tag information, state registration, direction of travel, time of day– that could shape toll rates, revenue projections and long-term financial feasibility for one of the largest infrastructure projects in state history…